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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-12-22

THE FISHERIES QUESTION IN A NUTSHELL
OThe issue before the fisheries commits
sion can now be stated definitely. Cana
da offers to throw open her fishing
grounds an6 TO give also the usual COM
mercial privileges in her ports to our
fishermen, provided we admit, duty free,
her fish, lumber and agricultural pro-
ducts. Secretary Bayard declines the
offer upon the ground that we do not
care to buy the Canadian inshore fishing
privileges, while the commercial privileg-
es are due US IN any event under the
general rule of maritime reciprocity.
Commercial reciprocity is not properly
at issue before the commission. The
Canadians reply that by the treaty of
1918 the United States gave up its port
privileges for fishing vessels, except for
shelter and repairs; but the answer to
this is that the treaty of 1918 was made
at time when no American vessels had
the privilege of entering Canadian ports.
ton of the treaty America has the right
to restore the exact conditions of 1918
by closing its ports against all Canadian
vessels. We see no escape from this
arguments, and certainly the New England
fishermen can have no word Of dissent
from the logic or the conclusions. The
only point that could properly be arbi,
trated would be the commercial rights OF
fishing vessels bearing trading license
No question of the tariff on fish or other
commodities should be settled by arbi
tration. Practically the weak point III
our position is the claim based upon the
testimony of the Senate investigating
committee that American fishermen care
nothing for the inshose fishing grounds
1t is fact that our fishing smacks are
frequently caught inside the three-mile
limit; but our state department must &C
cept the unanimous verdict OF the New
England fisherman that the inshore priv
leges are not wanted. The commission
has now adjourned until January, ant
Joseph Chamberlain will have an op
portunity meantime TO visit Ottawa an(
communicate with the hoh,a government
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-12-22
FIRES AND CASUALTI rs.

MEREDITH g ALTMAN bankers at Silver
City, Neg Mexico, failed, Thursday, for a
large amount.
W. G. PENNYPAoKER's barrel factory at
Philadelphia, was destroyed by fire Sat
urday. The loss will exceed 100000.
The principal portion of the village of
Salt River, Mich, has been wiped out by
a confagration.
The Hope Cracker and Biscuit Works
at Allegheny City, Pa, were destroyed by
fire this morning; loss, $4,000
The greater part of Pocahomas, Tenn,
was burned Tuesday night, the loss az
gregating $4,000, with no insurance.
The wife and six children Of farmer
named Harris, residing near Washington,
D. T., persisted in the flames of their
burning house on Saturday.
The grocery firm of Telka Brothers, at
Barron, Wisconsin, has made an assign
ment. The assets are estimated at ST.
600; liabilities, $4,000.
A PARTY of citizens living near Bear
City, Kansas, gave chase to a gang of
horse thieves, Thursday, and killed three
of them.
WHILE crossing the Missouri river
Wednesday night, Charles Whelan, wife
and daughter broke through the ice and
were drowned.
HENRY FAwoEgT's dwelling, five miles
north of PoiEt Pleasant, W. Va, was
burned Sunday. Fawcett's three children
perishing in the flames.
D. DECAsTRo & Co., of New York, ship
ping and commission merchants, failed
Tuesday for about 100000, three
fourths OF which are due in South and
Central America. The assets are heavy.
{ WITS Iron AMI Steel Works at New
port, KY, were wrecked Tuesday morn
ing by an explosion of the nude drum of
the boilers, throwing 800 men out of en-
ployment.
BRAKEMEN KILINEAN and Holmes were
killed IN freight train wreck on the
Northern Pacific road near Kimberly,
Mimi, Thursday. Engineer Travis was
scalded and may not recover.
OWING to disappointment in love
Frank Knight committed suicide Satur-
day at Tecumseh, Mich. Knights father,
who discovered the body, has become in
sane, and the woman in the case is in a
serious condition.
| Reimann, builder, failed, with liabilities
of over $4,000; R. f. Snig & Co., wood
working machinery, assigned, with pre-,
ferences stated at $2,0S6.13; Caroline G.
Schumann, milliner, liabilities, S1,459.19
A CINCINNATI evening paper states tha'
Eugene Zimmerman, director of the
wrecked Fidelity Bank, having ascertaine6
that he had been indicted, has fed te
Spain, narrowly escaping arrest at New
York by a secret service officer.
AT Neston, ILL.,, Tuesdsy, Dave Cramel
shot aud seriously wounded Abran
Stevens. Cramer was living on land leas
ed from Stevens, and the trouble occur
red over some corn. The would-be muir
derer was lodged in Jail at Bloomington
WoNG An LUNG, a Chinaman of San
Francisco, has been sentenced to tel
years imprisonment and fined $4,000 TO
importing women into the country 70
immoral purposes.
The total loss by the ire in Phelps
Dodge & Palmer's wholesale boot ant
shoe establishment in Chicago, Monda,
:vening. amounts TO over 100000, includ
ing $4,000 on the building, which wa
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-12-22

THE Panama canal ring is building the
market at Paris, on the theory that the
new president of the republic will favor
another lottery loan. The appeal for
favor is based upon an Inference, how
ever, and nothing more. Ferry is Pan
anna canal man, and when ne found that
his chances for the presidency were gone,
he threw his influence in favor of Car
not. This may or may rot be canal
victory, but Carnot is practical engineer
and is not likely to compromise his
prestige by favoring more loans until he
has thoroughly examined the situation at
the isthmus. And more than that, the
state of public opinion is such in France
at present that wildcat financie1ing will
not be tolerated. The unpopularity of
M. Ferry is largely based upon the pen
chant for expensive enterprise.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-12-22

THERE is to be a babies hospital in
New York city; it is incorporated, and a
house has been bought at Lexington ave-
nue. and Forty fifth street, but owners
and occupants of adjacent property are
asking for an injunction against its use
as q hospital, on the ground that it would
be dangerous, injurious and offensive"
to all the neighbors. There is great need
of such an institution; it is said that
among the 10000 beds IN New York hos
pitfalls only IL are for children under a
year old.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-12-22

the property of E. Fl. Sheldon. The total
insurance is over 100000.
WHILE hunting in Ozark county, No.,
last Saturday, w. H. Raqua, wealthy
citizen of Fort Scott, Kan, accidentally
shot W. ii. Grinter, a well known stock
man of Muncie, Kan. Grinter, suppos-
ing the act had been purposely done,
fired at Raqua, killing him instantly.
Grinter lived half an hour.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-12-22

Henry JOHNSON. who robbed the safe
of the treasurer of Reynolds county, Mo-,
of $4,000 on Nov 2, has been arrested
in Henry hill county, Texas. He had two
accom- plices, who are known and will be
captured. Twenty five hundred dollars
was recovered from prostitute who was
with johnson.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-12-22
pfIon SuraIY k1Ireu.

To the Editor Please inform your reader;
that | have positive remedy for the above
naned disease. By its timely use thousands Of
hopeless cases have been permanently cured.
vIsEE to any of your readers who have cons imp
fon II they viii send ms their Express and
=. o. address. Respectfully,
y A SI.OCUM II. c.. Isl Pe.rl ST., n. Y.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-12-22

WHILE the Standard Oil Company is
getting the earth, tho Western Union
Com pany is reaching for the sky.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-12-22

No case has been established against
Wilson, Grevey's son-in-Iaw, in connection
with the decoration scandal and the
charges against him have been dropped.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-12-22

The incident is recalled in connection
with the death of Lord Lyons, that when
it became his duty in 1868 to inform
President Lincoln of the marriage of
the prince of Wales, Mr.. Lincoln, instead
of a formal response to ceremoniou5
speech, said bluntly, "Well, Lyons, go
thou and do likewise" Bat the diplo-
mat never did marry, and his titles die
with him.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-12-22

ATLANTA GA city government is
taken aback by the action of the county
commissioners in raising the wholesale
licenses from $25 to $500. The supreme
court had recently decided that liquor
bought at wholesale could be drunk upon
the premises. This made every whole
sale store drinking saloon, and the
license fee was increased in consequence
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-12-22

IT is worth noting that only about
$4,000 has been raised at Chicago for a
monument TO the murdered policemen of
the Haymarket; while the anarchists have
raised over $50, 600 for like memorial to
the murderers. This RAY exhibit the
''greed of capitalists" but where are the
prints of their ''iron- heels' on these for
eign revOlutionists?
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-12-22

IT is matter of general cengratulation
that so big a rascal as E. L. Harper, the
wrecker Of the Fidelity bank at Cincin-
natl Is punished like any ordinary crimi-
nal. He will spend 10 years in prison,
which is none too severe sentence. He
urned over TO irresponsible spectators
ousands of dollars held in trust. It is
wholesome lesson.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-12-22

Mrs. W. II. LATHaoP, wife OF the presl-
dent of the First National Bank, of Ra-
cine, Wis, drowned herself on Monday
night.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-12-22
IN GENERAL.
TRYING to Rescina a Patent.

In response to the resolution of in
qUiry, the Commissioner Of Agriculture
has sent q communication to the Senate
stating thaF patent had been granted
to Professor Swenson for an improve
ment in the diffusion process OF making
sugar, which Improvement the Commits
sioner believes was discovered by Pro
fessor SWenson, while in Government
employment, while making experiments
with the peoples money for the benefit
of the people. He hal protested to the
Commissioner of Patents against grant
ing patent, bat was informed that the
patent had been already granted. The
Commissioners further sayH that he has
suggested to the Attorney General that
suit be Instituted to perpet1ally enjoin
Professor Swepson from making use of
his patent.
Upon the announcement of equity" IN
Grand Rapids court, Tuesday, in the
case of Martin Baker on trial for assault
ing little girl, the auditors cheered foz
five minutes, and when sentence of ten
years was imposed loud huzzas rent the
air. lynching would have followed a
verdict of acquittal.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-03-18


t4Yon know how We get beer and s;uf
down 10 Kansas, don't you p inquired 81
actor. "N02 Well, III tell sou. w
have 10 iii ont a blank application foi
what We want, specifying the disease o.
ailment for which the medicine jsganted
and file it with the druggist. He keep'
these applications and makes record 81
them, and al stated times has to submit 3
report of ali sales TO the Probate Judge.
Well. when ! irst went into tie State
wasn't up 10 snuff, and one saturday
night, wanting TO get some beer ard stuff
for myself and son friends for over Sun
day. filled out ticket on which gave my
name and these items:
. One quart whisky for dyspepsia. One
dozen bottles beer for same
- That will never do in the world, said
the druggist. YOU'RE ter.derfoot, ]
guess. Wait minute till fill you out
some tickets, and then you sign them
II agreed, and here are the tickets !
had to sign:
John smith, Il phi Of whisky d5=pepria.
John smith. quart beer, Indigestion
John smith, 4 pint whisky, brain trouble
John smith, quart beer, naiatih.
John smith, quart beer, consumption.
John smith = pint whisky, apopieSy
John smith, quart beer, cancer.
John smith, quart beer, heart disease.
John smith, pint whisky ,deiinhin ireinen-.
John Smith, QUAR- beer, sore throat
John smith, quart beer, paralysis.
John smith, quart beer, liver complaint.
John smith, quart beer pains IN back.
John smith, quart beer, chilbastz
John Smith, QUAR- beer, hives.
John Smith, quart beer, insanii s.
There, said The druggist, ar be put
my bottles into basket and gave me
change ont Of a 40 bill, If / succeed in
euring you Of those troubles ! want y0u 70
wiite me a letter Of recommend alton 10 h.
printed IN the 1881 aimanscs ny brewer
aud disiiliers are getting out. - Ghte0go
Ueraid
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He MONT 0 X.



Nbo kBaeks tl1e waiting angel sac:
~ hat sign T. Ihines
3.ia iloI5 MAJ lDy lgood was She
fso q battles heai nay s9al has sped.
That sign s. mine.
= cannot bia the este aafod
For sign ilke fhipe.
no aog works ! gave BiY go33
ss3sse aii-~tlle saH aas manifold.
ghai sign j. miBe
.Yby works are glaBd: hltt tiso9 l1asi pot
9he sign Divine
- aneeE ] haze safely brought
qbs rre0na Of tbe deeds I wrought;
That sign Is mine
984a ihai. Not that; Thou must 81 bring
= sign DiaiHr
20 aDgel, a8gei,t.eil tie King
Tbai gor Hlin gave eferHthinE.
That sign i mine.
my life MAS pure bat give iile Lord
his siga divine
- angei af4zei. tell the LORD
THAT llI my lite / Taught bis aofss:
Tf1at sign is mine.
.iJc k4soWesh All. Dnt tioa bast iisske
the sixn Divine.
80 smseB ! did gladly take
GREAT burdens on IDe for Ilis sake.
Ifi8f sign d mi3e.
- waiting seuH iben has Doi brought
The sign Divine"
i'sWeai angel. for the Lord fought
fetai His gate have not got
lie sign Divine.
20 ~fitii dear cannot see
The sigu Divine
1hat ms The heavy gate f@r thee.
- angel: zee ms agony
The sign Divine.
20 happy soai she gale snlnss vide.
The sign .3s.tbine;
% S0e thine arms extended - ids
Poafags the cfsss-tige eraci0ea-
fbe sign Divine
-GerigUde Gagg5ssa.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-03-18

viii never regret sending three 2 cent
stamps 10 pay postage. 70 A. +. Ofdvay q
90, Boston, Mass, for i copy Of Dr.
Kaufman great Medical Work: lN
pages, colored illustrations, Of great value
30 every family. Als-Zi
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-03-18
Fine Salt.

IEOi Al - Higgins or AshfsHts nicely pUi
II 40 81 noA ra-k- a. - rfnt- Der bu<hel.
For sale by Elm OOD 9. PEJEEsOA.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-03-18
Building Lots.

A number 0fdesiYable Building f0f- ara
~ offered AT private sale a. reasonable price
t.itr8eu directs, WossIsfo8H. bood dfainage.
EXCELLENT water and ample ff0Dtage- Fos
view ~ plan ~ iof.tii"u. pf1eas, etc. apply 70
JkHt ALLEN,
NOV .. emo ~ biz Attorney, T.. r. fo,Gg.
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,If,,incd and All other business ia The e. T.
Patent once attended 10 Tor HOderdfe f~es.
our Office Is opposite The u. =. Patent oiiicei
aud We can obtain Patents lu less lime Than
those remote ffori Washington.
~eud Modei u DrdUjaN. We advise ns Ia
inieninbilify free OF ehulse, aud We make M
.has0e naless esJt' dia Pof@fN
Wa refer here 20 ts,,s Postmaster. the -npi. Of
Money order DIV. ana 20 official. 81 the {. :.
Patent q nice. For cirenisir-, leis lee, terms
md references 10 actual clfeuts ia Your own
state ar county, write -
Opposite cent ONCE, Washington &c
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-03-18

LARGEST - 4nE NonID FOR tn
MONEY
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st no store saath ~ Czrazsa "a -
found larger ~ betser sseek = sssr
gOOds aud general H.eseizsas " tt- So
show. L. y Humphreys s Co.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-10-20
Humorous MISTAKES.

| hUmOTOuS uiStuheSs
Schoolmasters, in their daily routine
of instruction, receive many curious
answers to the plainest questions. Boys
who are distinguished for a certain
amount of originality, as well as those
whose wits are somewhat less acute than
the general run, o'ten afford q he lrty
laugh from O careless blunder or
thoughtless reply. And it is sometimes
in vain that the teacher strives to keep
sseffp9taisSSHss p5ayAd 1o8k ssEsEs ct most
specially in Scripture history do these
ludicrous mistakes occ IT, and any one
who has read tho answers to examina-
tion papers on this sub, .,ect will have
come across many instances.
The correction of the Scripture pa
pers of school to which had been
appointed assis ant examiner once fell
to my lot. One of the questions asked
was
"Who was John the Baptist, and
what was his mission?"
Among other extraordinary answers,
/ found this:
mend the roads so that they should be
good when Jesus went that way"
Another wrote his reply to the ques-
ton:
"Nho was Matthew"
"He was a man what kept public
house."
For an account of the resurrection,
one boy said:
Lazarus was in cave, and his head
was wrapt up in a napkin, and he tried
to climb high tree, but could not, be-
cause he was small statue. And when
the cock crew he went out and wept
bitterly"
The ideas of this young gentleman
were evidentlr rather confused.
One day, in a geography lesson, L
was wishing to get at the name st.
David's Head. But it was a little fell
low, and he wanted lift, so said,
suggestively:
"Well, who killed the giant Go
liath?"
For q moment there was puzzled
look on his face, and then, with sud-
den inspiration, he exclaimed:
"Oh, know-Tom Thumb"
No doubt his mind was better stored
with fairy lore than holy writ, and he
had confused the story of the Lillipu-
tian Tom Thumb with that of Jack the
Giant Killer.
During tho same lesson helping
hand was needed to get at the name
st. Bees Head. Iproposed:
"What do you call those insects that
fly about in summer and make honey?"
"Oh, please. sir, gnats, SIR" replied
the youngster, needing only the first
part of the question.
On another occasion, when endeavor.
ing to explain the meaning of the term
era sient bliss, l had got so far as to
call it passing happ ness," when 9
small boy burst forth with:
"Oh, sir, kiss"
Evidently he knew too we'll that
kisses soon are past, and while they
last are sweet, and with the happy ex.
ample at his tongues end, could no
contain himself, but had to let the idef
have its own way and come out.-Lo1
don EE hdnge.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-10-20
GRAYLING, MICHIGAN THURSDAY OCTOBER 20 1887.

@Yas, sab, vas; an he mout claim de
moon, but dat doan mean dat he gwine
git it. It's my 'brella, sab; bought an
paid fur. I ken go an show yer war
/ bought it-show yer de very place"
"How long have you had it?"
Bout two years"
@Must have kept it we'll"
Il has, sab. allus takes kere o. de
property dat de Lawd let's me Gunner
late"
my name is r. d. Lane" said the
claimant @Hand the umbrella here q
moment"
Old Gus began to argue. but the Off
Ger seized the umbrella and handed it
to the claimant, who, moving q silver
slide, disclosed his name.
"Old man, said the officer, "that is
sufficient. 1t is clear that you are O
thief"
"Git outen dis house, bof O. yer.
Git out. Wen er man comes slippin'
'roun' yere writin' his name on my
property wen 1 amt lookin', wy, /
amt got no use fur him. tell yer
w'ut,s turning to his friends, "Fll
halter lock up dis yere house tighter.
Dat trihin' white pusson will slip in
an write his name on oil desc yere
cabbages an cowcumbers. i reckon
ef no wuz ter write his name on me
Wen l is ersleep he'd take me erway,
too. Oh, my dyin' sinner frien's, we
oil halter be mighty keerful. 1t pains
me ter say SO, but it is er plum fiat
footed fack. Wall, eff everybody wuz
homes 1 doan reckon half dc folks
would know w'ut ter do wild dar spar
time. But it is sad ter think erbout,
Brudder John; powerful sad. dr.
kdnSdtU TTaueler.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-10-20

tions of some soldiers, to which had
been lately added an occasional visit by
Lieutenant y. He was. or pro-
fessed to be, in love with one of the
girls. Both she and her mother had
requested him not TO trouble them. and
fearing that he would not heed the re.
quest, they had asked for safeguard,
which had been furnished the night be-
fore in the person of Private Brigham.
To "force safeguard" in military
p rlance, is a grave crime. 1he officer
or soldier who would do il would lay
himself liable to no less penalty than
that of death The safeguard stands
for the protection of peaceable citizens
and their property, and has the power
of the whole army ut his back.
1t is doubtful whether Private Brig
ham, fresh iii the service as he was,
fully realized this; but he knew what
his orders were, and he was deter
mined to obey them. They we're to
admit no one to the house but an Of
ficer on duty.
Some time after dark three horse.
men rode up to the door and dismount-
cd. One of them, Lieutenant Y,
opened the door, and was confronted
with q bayonet ut the end of q mus
ket, in the hands of the resolute safe
guard. One of the women held lamp
back in the hall.
What happened did not take two
minutes. The officer swore at Brig
ham, and ordered him to stand back.
The soldier told him fatty that he
could not enter, and that he would be
hurt if he tried it. The officer swore
again, was taunted b. his companion
outside for being kept back by "an in
fantry toad-stabber, and he made a
rush. The soldier put the bayonet
straight through him. He must have
died instantly; his heart was cloven
through. He tumbled to the floor, and
Private brigham stood again on guard.
There was more profanity outside, and
another man appeared on the steps and
attempted to enter. He, too, was warned,
but pressed on, and promptly received
the bayonet through his arm. He wait
ed for no more, but beat hasty re-
treat, was helped on his horse by the
orderly, and rode away.
crSI DwIgiIS VI vuis ui1iiir, Was or
dered to defend the o'dier whenever
he should be brought before a court
martial / expected to have to do this,
and made ready to do it; but the occa-
sion never came. Brigham was never
tried, and honorably finished his serv-
ice. / never knew precisely why no
greater stir was made about the matter,
but the reasons are not hard to con-
lecture. Tie cavalry division in and
about Winchester was commanded by
General Torbert, the same who lost his
life by drowning, few years since, off
the coast of Florida. l have no doubt
that he made his own investigation, and
became satisfied that the safeguard did
exactly the correct thing, and that a
court-martial wolld be useless form
when the facts we're so we'll known.
Nothing but reproach to the dead man
and his companion could have come
from the trial of Private Brigham;
SO the whole business was wisely
dropped.
But I doubt If another instance of
such promptness and fidelity to orders
can be found in q lad not two months
in the army. It is such stuff makes
heroesl